Cor Caroli, the brightest star of Canes Venatici, the hunting dogs, is in the east at nightfall, to the right of the tip of the Big Dipper’s handle. Its name means Heart of Charles and refers to England’s King Charles I or his son, Charles II.
Cor Caroli, the brightest star of Canes Venatici, the hunting dogs, is in the east at nightfall, to the right of the tip of the Big Dipper’s handle. Its name means Heart of Charles and refers to England’s King Charles I or his son, Charles II.